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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos will buy The Washington Post for $250 million in a surprise deal that ends the Graham family's 80-year ownership and hands one of the country's most influential publications to the tech entrepreneur. Bezos, hailed by many as a visionary who helped transform Internet retail, called his acquisition a personal endeavor and reassured Post employees and readers that he will preserve the paper's journalistic tradition while driving innovation. The acquisition, the latest in a flurry of recent media deals including The New York Times Co.'s sale of the Boston Globe for $70 million, is a further indication of the unprecedented challenges...

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Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos will buy The Washington Post for $250 million in a surprise deal that ends the Graham family's 80-year ownership and hands one of the country's most influential publications to the tech entrepreneur.Bezos, hailed by...

The owner of the Baltimore City Paper said Monday that it's looking to sell as it focuses on the media market closer to its Pennsylvania base.
Times-Shamrock Communications, based in Scranton, said it is marketing all five of its alternative weeklies —...

Ten protesters gathered Tuesday morning in front of The Baltimore Sun's office on North Calvert Street, rallying against a possible sale of the newspaper to Koch Industries.
Headed by brothers David H. Koch and Charles G. Koch, the private company has...

One week after boosting its broadcasting holdings with the announcement of a deal to purchase 19 television stations, Tribune Co. said Wednesday morning it intends to spin off its publishing business into a separate company.
The move...

The Baltimore Sun's owner said Wednesday that it plans to spin off its newspapers as a separate company, the latest move in the Tribune Co.'s effort to focus on the more profitable broadcasting industry.Chicago-based Tribune said its publishing assets,...

The owner of the Baltimore City Paper said Monday it is in negotiations with a potential buyer, the same day it announced the collective sale of its four other alternative weekly newspapers.Scott Lynett, CEO of Times-Shamrock Communications, which has...

The Baltimore Sun Media Group announced Thursday that it is buying the alternative weekly City Paper for an undisclosed price, bringing the city’s two most recognizable print journalism outlets under the same roof.
City Paper will remain independent from...

Before year's end, Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport will be part of a passenger prescreening program that allows low-risk travelers to keep their belts and shoes on and their laptops in their bags as they go through security...

Still better than mostSam FarmerLos Angeles Times
There aren't many athletes who could overcome a devastating knee injury this late in a career and come back to make a contribution. Then again, Terrell Owens is a physical freak...

He's a mystery man
Dan Pompei
Chicago Tribune
Terrelle Pryor is a total wild card in the NFL's supplemental draft. Most teams have no use for him because he is an unconventional quarterback who is inconsistent as a decision maker and a...

He's winner off courseTeddy GreensteinChicago TribuneRory McIlroy aspires to be more than Tiger Woods, and here's hoping he gets there. As a golfer, he's just as talented. "Such a fluid motion," Luke Donald marveled. Not...

The possibility that the Tribune Co. will sell its newspapers after an imminent exit from bankruptcy has set off a new round of speculation about The Baltimore Sun's future ownership — along with expressions of interest from potential buyers.
Bloomberg...

• In this week's "Bet On It" feature, SI.com says the Bengals will have a hard time scoring before halftime.
The Ravens have seen first-hand what the after-effects of playing Pittsburgh can be -- twice, Baltimore has beaten the Steelers this...

Verlander deserves itJeff SchulerMorning CallThe award isn't for most outstanding player, or player of the year. It's for the most valuable player, and last time I checked, pitchers were players too.Justin Verlander is on the verge of...

Playoff teams flounderSam FarmerLos Angeles TimesThe biggest surprise was the performance of several 2010 playoff teams. We knew the Colts were going to struggle without Peyton Manning, and they did. But the Steelers were routed in...

Tanking season absurdKevin Van ValkenburgBaltimore SunAnyone who thinks the Colts should essentially tank this season to position themselves in the Andrew Luck sweepstakes is being completely naive. If Indianapolis really wants Luck...

Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski is appealing a 45-day suspension for failing a drug test after Saturday's victory in Thackerville, Okla.
Seeking an "expedited" decision, Zbikowski sent a negative result from "a more in-depth test" to the...

Memphis on a missionK.C. JohnsonChicago TribuneI wrote that I couldn't believe I was typing this when, in a rare move, I accurately predicted the Grizzlies would close out the Spurs. I'll use that same line when I say the Grizzlies...

In evaluating Osama bin Laden's dubious legacy, it is important to note that there was nothing new about religiously inspired terrorism when this rich Saudi exile convened a small group of jihadists in his Peshawar, Pakistan, home in 1988 to found...